A fossil of the 50-million-year-old Algeripithecus long believed to be the strongest evidence that apes and humans originated in Africa is now believed to be nothing like an ape at all and is in fact from a different group entirely.
"An "apelike" creature that could fit in your hand has long been seen as the strongest evidence that humans and apes originated in Africa. But now scientists say 50-million-year-old Algeripithecus was nothing like an ape, after all."
Earliest apelike human ancestor disproved?
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